oxytetracycline
/ˌɑk.sɪˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/noun
oxytetracycline is spelled O-X-Y-T-E-T-R-A-C-Y-C-L-I-N-E: 15 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oxytetracycline means “A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₉ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces rimosus) and works by…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oxytetracycline is oxytetracyclines.
How many letters and syllables are in oxytetracycline?
| Letters | 15: O-X-Y-T-E-T-R-A-C-Y-C-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is oxytetracycline?
Oxytetracycline appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce oxytetracycline?
- UK /ˌɒk.sɪ.tɛ.tɹəˈsʌɪ.kliːn/
- US /ˌɑk.sɪˌtɛ.tɹəˈsaɪˌklin/
Oxytetracycline has 6 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with oxytetracycline?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as oxytetracycline from its last stressed vowel (/aɪklin/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of oxytetracycline
- oxytetracyclines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oxytetracycline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A yellow crystalline broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₉ that is produced by a soil actinomycete (Streptomyces rimosus) and works by interfering with bacteria's ability to produce essential proteins.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oxytetracycline come from?
From oxy- + tetracycline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).